Interest in the international collections is expected to increase, as they become characterized for their valuable adaptability, productivity and quality enhancing traits to improve utilization and incorporation into active collections and finished products. However, the lack of long-term support for national breeding strategies and programmes results in a lack of effective exchange of valuable germplasm and technologies.

GIPB will promote and mobilize knowledge and information tools to facilitate exchange of genetic resources, from public and private programmes, which could benefit developing country breeding programmes.

Exchange of available genetic resources and other biological resources
Genebank databases
Breeding collections databases
Molecular marker & mapping databases
Genomic databases
Etc.

Tools and strategies to facilitate exchange of available genetic resources and other biological resources
Tools and strategies to organize and to manage databases
Tools and strategies to facilitate access
Network multiple focal points to input information
Etc.